FREE DICK FRANCISS GAMBLE PDF Felix Francis | 448 pages | 07 Aug 2012 | Penguin Putnam Inc | 9780425250389 | English | New York, NY, United States Dick Francis's Gamble by Felix Francis Look Inside. Like the police, Nick is baffled: Why would anyone kill such an apparently gentle soul? Is this a generous gift from a friend, or is it, in fact, a poisoned chalice? Francis aficionados will hope that Felix chooses to carry on the family tradition on his own. When you buy a book, Dick Franciss Gamble donate a book. Sign in. The Best Books of So Far. Aug 07, ISBN Add to Cart. Also available from:. Jul 26, ISBN Available from:. Paperback —. Also in A Dick Francis Novel. Also by Felix Francis. Product Details. Dick Franciss Gamble by Your Browsing History. Felix Francis. The Perfect Suspect. Margaret Coel. Death Where the Bad Rocks Live. Very Dick Franciss Gamble Men. Inspector Maigret Omnibus: Volume 1. Georges Dick Franciss Gamble. False Witness. Andrew Grant. Praying for Sleep. 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Felix Francis - Dick Francis's Gamble AUDIOBOOK (A Dick Francis Novel) Like the police, Nick is baffled: Why would anyone kill such an apparently Dick Franciss Gamble soul? Is this a generous gift from a friend, or is it, in fact, a poisoned chalice? Francis, having coauthored four horse-racing thrillers Crossfire, etc. Shortly before the start of the Grand National, "one of the world's greatest sporting events," Dick Franciss Gamble Foxton, a financial adviser and Dick Franciss Gamble jockey, is standing next to Herb Kovak, who works for the same London financial services firm, when Dick Franciss Gamble gunman executes Kovak and escapes into the crowd of spectators. The police, who cancel the race, are irked that Foxton can't meaningfully describe the assassin. Later, Foxton finds a threatening note in the pocket of Kovak's coat that may provide a Dick Franciss Gamble to the crime's motive. Foxton, who retired from the turf after breaking his neck in a race, can't resist playing detective, especially after he discovers that Kovak designated him as executor of his estate. While the ending will strike many readers as predictable, Francis shares his father's gift for brisk storytelling and for creating a sympathetic, wounded, but determined hero. I enjoyed this book. But before buying, you are probably wondering if Felix Francis is as good as Dick Francis. The answer is "almost. It is something that Dick's characters seldom did. Beyond that slight hiccup, I found the style and plot to be almost identical in the writings of father and son. Too far from the old Francis, style is flat as are the characters, If it stays like this it is not worth the money. Publisher Description. Customer Reviews See All. Dick Francis's Bloodline. Dick Francis's Damage. Front Runner. The Edge. Wild Horses. Break In. To the Hilt. Dick Francis's Gamble by Felix Francis, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details Dick Franciss Gamble other :. Thanks for telling Dick Franciss Gamble about the problem. Return to Book Page. Felix Francis co-wrote several horse racing mysteries with his late father Dick Franciss Gamble Francis before the legendary author passed away in Taking up the reins for his first solo effort, Felix delivers a captivating tale that franchise fans will thoroughly enjoy. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Dick Francis's Gambleplease sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Dick Francis's Gamble. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Dick Francis's Gamble. Aug 09, Jeffrey rated it liked it Shelves: read-inmystery. As many of his fans know, Dick Francis passed away in February He was a force in mystery novels all set in some way in the English horse riding community publishing one novel a year until his wife's death in She helped him research his novels. In his obituary, the New Dick Franciss Gamble Times reported that Dick Francis thought he would never write another book again, but in he came out with a new Sid Halley novel, in which his son Felix Francis helped with the research. Thereafter Dick and Felix collaborated on several novels. Last year's dual Francis offering - Crossfire - published after Dick Francis's death was also Dick Franciss Gamble collaborative entry. Nevertheless, they Dick Franciss Gamble had an innate feel of that horse riding world and the villains were also part of that world. When you opened a Francis novel, Dick Franciss Gamble hero usually was in some awful predicament and you felt it in your gut. There was a ratcheting up of suspense. Time was always ticking and eventually the main character had to overcome his foes, usually with wit and force of arms. In the prior collaborative efforts, the novels did not seem to have that same feel for the horse track or that suspense. This new novel, Gamble, is Felix Francis first solo effort in Dick Franciss Gamble mystery genre that his father so skillfully charted. Foxy Foxton, now known as Nick Foxton, was a former jockey, who has gone into financial advising. He is standing next to Herb Kovak at the track, when an unknown gunman kills Kovak in cold blood. Surprisingly appointed as Kovak's executor, Foxton soon learns that Kovak was involved in some kind of internet scam involving gambling. Later he goes to the track to meet with Bobby Searle, a client of the firm, who demands to have his financial portfolio sold immediately to pay off a Dick Franciss Gamble, pound debt. When Foxton cannot convert the investments into hard currency fast enough, Searle is nearly killed by a hit and run driver. Later yet, Foxton is approached by Colonel Jolyon Roberts, a client of the firm, to investigate a Dick Franciss Gamble investment his family trust has made in the amount of 5, Dick Franciss Gamble. It seems that Roberts nephew visited the site where houses and a factory were supposed to be built and found nothing there. Suspicious to Foxton. Soon Foxton finds himself running for his life from the hired gunman who killed Kovak, and like all good Francis heroes he resorts to his wit and fists to defeat this villain and the ones who hired him. He eventually puts the pieces together as to who wanted Kovak dead and solves the mystery of the real bad guys. Francis only miscue, if it is one, is that when his hero rides a horse in one scene, there is no connection Dick Franciss Gamble rider and horse as we would have found in a Dick Francis novel. Feb 15, Goesta rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Vintage Francis fans - this one belongs! Shelves: mystery. Read a while ago. What I long to return to, time and again, that "Dick Francis fix", is above all, apart Dick Franciss Gamble the horses, the profound integrity of the reluctant hero; reading these books, I feel somehow clean, and encouraged to strive for such clarity within myself. This is something else than the author taking the moral high ground, I can't quite put my finger on it right now. In any case, Felix Francis does not disappoint. Felix Francis hits his stride as a solo author while expertly channelin Read a while ago. Felix Francis hits his stride as a solo author while expertly channeling his father's literary spirit. Gone is any previous awkwardness and the protagonist is as comfortable to spend time with as in any vintage Francis, while the supporting characters are duly updated into the digital era. While not exceedingly memorable or innovative in plot, the mystery itself was up to par and the sum of the parts certainly added up to more than Dick Franciss Gamble mere effort "in the style of"; this is almost uncannily "Francis" through and through. I remember having three main thoughts after: 1. The legacy is alive and kicking, I need not fear having read all but 2 or 3 of the oeuvre that I may never again get that Francis fix. Regardless of his artistic debt to his father, this is his book. I hope that in the future Felix as Dick did from time to time finds the freedom to explore other themes and settings, to evolve the spirit of the legacy in new, unexpected directions.